SouthPoint is.......

Lately I've been sharing the vision of SouthPoint. What does that mean? Well, it simply means I have talked to a lot of people about a dream. More than a dream though, because dreamers dream of how it could be; visionaries envision themselves doing it. I can see it.

I can see a church where people gather with a purpose. More than gathering with a purpose on Sundays; waking up on Mondays with a purpose. Actually desiring to reach, touch, and impact the unchurched and the de-churched [these are the people who grew up in the church but have left and not been back]. Many churches across the board have become internally focused. Sermons, events, programs, and teachings are basically all focused on the believer. Not training the believer or equipping them, but merely satisfying them. Of course my goal is not to slam any ministry or church because there is enough of that garbage going on. My goal is to embrace the body of Christ and make SouthPoint a unique entity that is not in competition with other churches [God forbid!], but to be different. To reach the unchurched. Our tag line is true and real. It says, "A new way to do Church." It really is a new way. Its different. Its focus is the outside not the inside. Its programs are limited, because its focus is narrow. We will not meet everybody’s needs. That's just impossible. But we will offer a safe environment where people can come and connect with God. Where, in that connection, they can download goodness from the father. Removing the 'cringe' factor from church and making it enjoyable and user-friendly.

Okay so how do you reach the unchurched? Over the next few blog entries I am going to show you a few ways. So let's look at the first one or two (depends if I get bored typing or not).

1. Major on Majors
There is an old saying that we learned from Dino Rizzo. "We don't do tacos" Let me explain.
Burger King does burgers, not tacos.
McDonalds does burgers, not tacos.
Hardees does burgers, not tacos.
Get it?
"I think our church needs another program to minister to our toddlers. I think if we should combine our homeless outreach program with the toddlers. Coupling these two ministries will give the toddlers more adult interaction and will give the homeless people wonderfully child interaction with new found hope." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!? First that would be insane, second we don’t do tacos! The only way we can stand up and say we don’t do tacos is if we know beyond a shadow of a doubt what we do do! To reach the unchurched we MUST major on the majors and that means having a clear concise vision that says what you do.

2. Be Biblical and Convictional

Churches that are reaching the unchurched are across the board Biblical, and have strong convictions. You might say the strong convictions go back to the whole, “we don’t do tacos.”

Okay I’m bored with typing. More to come……………..